Geography Coasts pathfinder

Coastal Management Australia a quick introduction

Coasts

Cliff & Wave Formations

• Digital Brain Coastal Processes
• Geological & Wave Processes Prof Nelson, Tulane University New Orleans USA
• The Dorset Coastline Southern England UK

Coral Reefs

• Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Project Page
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• Coral Reef Information from the Reef Information Network
• Reef Life provides photos of different reef animals

Sandy Beaches

• Beach Studies Bergen County Technical Schools
• Shell Island dilemma
• Coastal Erosion Plymouth Marine Laboratory UK

Mangroves

• Australian & Thai Mangrove sites
• The Sonoma Baylands A USGS site
• The Mangrove Replenishment Initiative
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Development on Urban Coastlines

• Adelaide's Coastal Protection
• Gold Coast Council Management Strategy
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Games & Activities

• Netcoast combines learning about coastal management with a game theme (An EU funded project) from the Netherlands.
• Surveying Southern Shores - a Victorian based activity

General ResourcesAustralian
Australian Federal Government - Coastal Catchments Initiative
CRC - Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
Environment Australia's Coastcare Index
Marine Life Society of South Australia
Sea Grass information Australian Marine Conservation Society - Kangaroo Island Branch
South Australian Government Coasts & Marine Website

• International
• AngliaCampus Coastal Landforms
• California's Coastal Geography
• Coastal and Marine Processes and Landforms Okanagan University College Canada
• Discovery of Rhode Island USA (teacher's entry point)
• European Society for Oceanists
• Geography Games Coastal skills
• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Wales UK
• Teaching Coastal & Marine Studies Australian Dept of Environment
• USGS Marine Geology and Coastal Issues Factsheets
• Virtual Coastal Fieldtrip Kent UK
• Zephryus coastal glossary of terms UK-based

Coastal landscapes and processes (from the BBC)

• Coastal processes

  
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• Erosion landforms

  
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• Deposition landforms

  
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• Coastal management

  
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Coastal Geography Revision Notes

1. Beach Materials (1.6 Pages)
2. Changes in Sea Level (2.5 Pages)
3. Coastal Deposition (3.3 Pages)
4. Coastal Erosion (1.8 Pages)
5. Coastal Erosion Landforms (1.8 Pages)
6. Coastal Transportation (1.6 Pages)
7. Erosion Landforms (1.1 Pages)